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Hackers are using a fake Android app named ‘SafeChat’ to infect devices with spyware malware that steals call logs, texts, and GPS locations from phones.
The Android spyware is suspected to be a variant of “Coverlm,” which steals data from communication apps such as Telegram, Signal, WhatsApp, Viber, and Facebook Messenger.
So, you actually have to install that app and run it?
And give it accessibility permission, which comes with a big fat warning. Basically you need to tell Android “yes, install and run this random app I don’t really need, and give it access to all my info”.